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Does the Liberal Party Need to ‘Listen’ or Stand by Its Values?

April 4, 2023
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Commentary The political commentary after the defeat of the centre-right Liberals in the Aston by-election, held over the weekend, was brutally honest and sarcastic. For example, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, commenting on the spectacular win of the centre-left Labor candidate, said that voters disliked the Coalition’s negativity and that the vote was supportive of the…

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Honeymoon Over for Labor and Greens as Prime Minister Calls for Reality Check

March 30, 2023
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The honeymoon may be over for the Greens and the Australian Labor Party after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a stinging attack on the left-wing party during question time in parliament on Thursday. The prime minister and the Greens are currently at loggerheads over the federal government’s $10 billion (US$6.7 billion) affordable Housing Australia Future…

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Prime Minister Calls Out Greens Political Games

March 28, 2023
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scolded the Australian Greens, the federal government’s chosen partner in the senate, for failing to support the government’s $10 billion (US$6.7 billion) affordable housing bill. The Housing Australia Future Fund was a key election promise by Labor and is billed as being able to finance the construction of 30,000 homes over five…

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Greens Deal Paves Way to Legislate Climate Safeguard Mechanism

March 27, 2023
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The Australian Labor government is getting very close to legislating its climate safeguard mechanism after reaching an agreement with the Greens party. On March 27, the Greens announced that it would support the safeguard mechanism after securing “significant changes” to the legislation, which Labor wanted to push through the parliament this week. The mechanism is…

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Details of Upcoming Referendum to Change Constitution Revealed

March 22, 2023
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed the exact wording that Australians will vote on in the upcoming referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution. Voters will be asked: “A proposed law to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice. Do you approve…

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Labor Under Scrutiny Over Defence Manufacturing Deal

March 21, 2023
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The federal government’s commitment to Australian manufacturing is under scrutiny after a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars was awarded to a New Zealand company. Crossbench senator for Tasmania, Tammy Tyrell, has criticised the decision by the federal government to award a $259 million (US$173 million) defence rations contract to a New Zealand company,…

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Australians Could Struggle to Stay Warm This Upcoming Winter as Gas Shortage Looms

March 15, 2023
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Australians could struggle to stay warm this winter after the energy market regulator warned of a potential gas shortage. Daniel Westerman, CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), said that as the country transitioned to net-zero, the southern—and colder—states of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia could be affected….

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‘Subordinate to the US’: Former PM Savages Labor Government Over AUKUS Deal

March 15, 2023
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Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has savaged senior Labor Party ministers for continuing with the AUKUS deal while claiming it will make the country “subordinate to the United States.” The former leader of the nation launched multiple salvos during an address to the National Press Club just a day after details of AUKUS were unveiled…

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Biden Meets Australia, UK Prime Ministers, Makes Remarks on AUKUS Partnership

March 13, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia in San Diego, California, on the morning of March 13 to discuss the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) Partnership. Biden will participate in bilateral meetings with Sunak and Albanese. The president delivers remarks on the…

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Growth With India Is ‘Enormous’: Australian Resources Minister

March 11, 2023
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Australia’s supply of critical minerals to India will be a key aspect of realising the “enormous” potential of the trade relationship between the two nations. Speaking from India, Resources Minister Madeleine King said the country of 1.4 billion people presented a “remarkable opportunity” for Australia, which could make use of its “natural endowment” to work…

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